A Celestial Traveler Closes on Mars
By MARC KAUFMAN On its first visit to the inner solar system, Comet Siding Spring will pass within […]
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Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, ...
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA A new study found that the caliber of the words spoken to young children was […]
Can You Spot the Liar?
By Subjects in a study on body language and lying were asked several general questions — and then […]
C.D.C. Director Becomes Face of Nation’s Worry and Flawed Response
By SABRINA TAVERNISE Dr. Thomas R. Frieden has become the face of the Obama administration’s flawed response to […]
Prosthetic Hands With a Sense of Touch
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Two men with nerve electrodes implanted in their prosthetic arms were able to perform complex […]
A Threat Is Seen in Pumas’ Isolation
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Human development is causing a sharp decline in genetic diversity among mountain lions in Southern […]
Death Has Its Benefits, Giraffes Among Us, Not Hiding Hair ...
By Letters to the editor and online comments. Published: October 14, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Science Read […]
Best Selling Science Books
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Titles, fundamentally based on the sciences, as selected by the science editors from […]
Heavy Backpacks on Little Backs
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY A backpack’s load should not exceed 10 to 15 percent of the child’s weight, […]
When Racism Was a Science
By JOSHUA A. KRISCH A new exhibit recreates the Eugenics Record Office, where scientists once applied rudimentary genetics […]